State of Conservation
Category of site
Cultural site
Natural site
Mixed site
Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site
Natural site
Mixed site
States Parties
Argentina Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru Saint Lucia Suriname Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Threats
Management systems/ management plan(56) Legal framework(26) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation(20) Housing(19) Illegal activities(18) Land conversion(15) Human resources(12) Fishing/collecting aquatic resources(10) Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals(10) Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community(10) Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure(9) Ground transport infrastructure(8) Water infrastructure(8) Financial resources(8) Invasive/alien terrestrial species(7) Governance(7) Marine transport infrastructure(6) Mining(6) Water (rain/water table)(6) Commercial development(5) Flooding(5) Interpretative and visitation facilities(4) Renewable energy facilities(4) Management activities(4) Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure(3) Underground transport infrastructure(3) Surface water pollution(3) Oil and gas(3) Wind(3) Erosion and siltation/ deposition(3) Invasive / alien marine species(3) Major linear utilities(2) Commercial hunting(2) Crop production(2) Subsistence hunting(2) Water (extraction) (2) Avalanche/ landslide(2) Earthquake(2) Fire (widlfires)(2) High impact research / monitoring activities(2) Air transport infrastructure(1) Forestry /wood production(1) Society's valuing of heritage(1) Deliberate destruction of heritage(1) Storms(1)
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The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).
** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.